Depression Poems - Examples of all types of depression poetry to share and read. This list of depression poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Depression is a medical illness which causes ones to feel hopeless, helpless, and worthless. For those who suffer from discouragement and chronic sadness, writing poems about their severe disorder has helped them to cope and find comfort. Additionally, reading poetry about depression can help ones see that there is optimism for ones with this disease and that they are not alone. Read
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DelusionAll are lunatics, but he who analyses his delusion
is called a philosopher.” Ambrose Bierce
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Categories:
depression, fantasy, mental health,
Form: Quatrain
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Categories:
confusion, depression, leaving, moon,
Form: I do not know?
I'm TrappedI'm trapped inside a maze that's my own head
I don't know if I'd rather find a way out or be dead
Twists and turns, memories that burn
Burn the perfect picture of someone I thought I knew
I'm...
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Categories:
depression, abuse, anxiety, child abuse,
Form: Rhyme
Dark fightDemon hauls
Silent Loud screams
Unheard screams
Echoes of a silent dark room
My demons
Lark
Inside my dark mind
Trapped in my sanity
Piercing screams
Seeking refuge
Refuge from my fears
These demons
Never let it rest
I'm loosing
Loosing it all
Already evident
From these aching...
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Categories:
dark, death, depression, grave,
Form: Free verse
Sonnet to the eelsThose tender eels you rescue by the shore
bring you empty news from the deep;
they aptly sing your sunken score,
vivid sounds from the liver of your ship.
You rely on your Sunday best to warm
your sins, fins...
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Categories:
beach, depression,
Form: Sonnet
SchoolSchool, something I kill myself even more for.
Staying up late hoping to get all A's.
Who knew a letter from the alphabet could signify a person's worth.
The weekends go by fast,
Finally sleeping because I didn't get...
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Categories:
depression,
Form: Rhyme
Elegy of the NightIn the quiet depth of our shared despair,
You vanished into the cool night air.
My soul cried out, in the stillness, for thee,
Yearning for the comfort only you could guarantee....
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Categories:
anxiety, deep, depression, desire,
Form: Free verse
Alone Not LonelyCharlie is awkwardly social.
He lives his life on a cycle.
He sometimes meets buddies,
He likes to work on his studies,
Charlie is awkwardly social.
Alfie is cheery and popular,
He’s considered rather jocular
He often meets friends,
Hoping the night never...
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Categories:
angst, depression, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
The Root CauseSometimes, better to dig it up
Right from the root
And expose it to daylight
Cos' it's not good for a man to sleep all day
And not wake up to his responsibilities
It's not normal
If he pushes his wife...
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Categories:
depression, husband,
Form: Dramatic Verse
AppearancesThe distress... fatigue, combined with restlessness, tossing, and turning. Assuming I possess more energy than I truly do because what is worse, exhausting oneself or lying there, depleted? Many of us meet our end wishing...
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Categories:
depression, city, cry, dark, death,
Form: Free verse
DelusionHe loves me, he loves me not.
I can, but he cannot.
I'm the favorite, that much is clear,
I know he loves me, though he hides it, I fear.
So happy! Wealth and fame are mine,
The center...
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Categories:
depression, desire, dream, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
The PassengerBorn in December on a cold winter’s day
I was baptised a Christian without any say
My life given direction before I could walk
A school then chosen before I could talk
I went through communion and was soon...
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Categories:
dark, depression, farewell, growing
Form: Rhyme
HerLet the rain fall, let it pour,
Open all the windows and doors.
Slow the footsteps around the house,
Make all the voices quiet, just like a mouse.
Can you hear the sorrows howl...
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Categories:
death, depression, heartbreak, hurt,
Form: Elegy
Goodbye BabyI once had a heart of gold,
Now it is black and cold,
Seeing him kiss another,
Wishing I had listened to my mother.
Disrespectful and manipulating,
We are no longer dating.
A...
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Categories:
depression, betrayal, break up, conflict,
Form: Ode
ApathyI wrap my fingers around the pen
which has lain dormant collecting dust
for months on end feeling as if
I'm lifting a fifty pound weight
straining not just my joints
but my brain, its neurons refusing
to fire like the...
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Categories:
angst, depression, image, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Depression Poems
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